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Workers Circle and CTUL Demand Immediate Return of Minnesota Construction Worker Deported to Central African Republic Following Federal Court Order
The Workers Circle and Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL) held a virtual press conference Friday demanding that the federal government immediately facilitate the return of Minnesota construction worker and business owner Kenis López González from the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), following an October 30 federal court order requiring officials to take steps to bring him back to Minnesota. The Trump administration has since appealed the ruling and requested a stay of the order.
Ann Toback’s Statement on the Appointment of Stephen Miller to White House Chief of Staff
Stephen Miller has been a driving force behind Trump's immigration policies that have torn families apart, stripped people of their dignity and inflicted unimaginable suffering on immigrant communities.
Over 70 actions across the country for Day of the Dead to remember people who have died at the hands of ICE
Detention Watch Network (DWN), in partnership with the End the ICE Age campaign and Disappeared in America, a project of the Not Above the Law Coalition, marked Day of the Dead, a widely celebrated holiday rooted in Latin America, with over 70 actions nationwide to honor and remember people who have died at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In Axios: Advocates say sick Krome detainees will be deported to Africa
Following a press conference with the Workers Circle's Director of Social Justice Noelle Damico, Immigrant Rights Organizer Arianne Betancourt, and families of detainees, Axios is reporting on ICE detainees with serious medical conditions in South Florida facing possible deportation to African countries where they have no ties.
In USA Today: 'He'll die there.' Gravely ill detainees face deportation to Africa
Following a press conference with the Workers Circle's Director of Social Justice, Noelle Damico, Immigrant Rights Organizer, Arianne Betancourt, and families of detainees, USA TODAY is reporting on gravely ill ICE detainees in South Florida facing possible deportation to African countries where they have no ties.
In the New Yorker: How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Gave Florida Democrats a Chance
The New Yorker covered Workers Circle staffer Arianne Betancourt’s efforts to hold rightwing politicians accountable to their inhumane immigration policies.
In Spotlight PA: Bucks County sheriff joins movement pledging not to interfere with elections
Spotlight PA covered the Workers Circle’s Talk to Your Sheriff campaign and, in particular, the Pledge for Free and Fair Elections.
In Mississippi Today: ICE detainees and nonprofit denounce ‘inhumane conditions’ in Natchez facility
Mississippi Today covered the inhumane treatment inside of the Adams County Detention Center, an ICE detention center in Natchez, Mississippi, and the Workers Circle’s advocacy to close it.
In WINK News: Federal inspection finds multiple violations at Alligator Alcatraz as former detainees and families speak out
WINK News covered the ongoing investigation into Alligator Alcatraz and the longterm the center has perpetrated on detainees and their family members.
The Workers Circle Hosts Virtual Table Read of ‘An American Tail’ with Star-Studded Cast
On Thursday, September 10, at 9:00 p.m. ET, the Workers Circle hosted a virtual celebrity table read of the Academy Award-nominated animated classic, ‘An American Tail.’ This live, one-night-only event raised over $300,000 for the Workers Circle programming, drew over 10,000 virtual attendees and featured performances by celebrated actors. The virtual table read was directed by Steven Tabakin who brought the performance to life. Cast members included Jesse Eisenberg, Sarah Cooper, Richard Kind, Bernadette Peters, Mark Hamill, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Alan Kim, Dulé Hill, Oscar Nunez, Jose Andrés Rivera, Tracie Thoms, Paola Lázaro and more.
The Workers Circle Hosts Virtual Table Read of ‘An American Tail’ with Star-Studded Cast
On Thursday, September 10, at 8:30 PM ET the Workers Circle will host a live, virtual celebrity table read of the Academy Award-nominated animated classic, ‘An American Tail.’ The cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Dulé Hill, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mark Hamill, Richard Kind, Alan S. Kim, Paola Lázaro, Kelly McCreary, Bernadette Peters, Josh Andrés Rivera and Tracie Thoms, among others. The event will be emceed by Ken Jeong and Whoopi Goldberg, who will bring their signature humor, warmth, and energy to the evening.
The Workers Circle, Asian Law Caucus, and 23 Civil Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Block Trump Order Threatening Mail-in Ballots
The Workers Circle, Asian Law Caucus, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, South Asian American Justice Collaborative, Common Cause, and 23 other civil rights organizations today filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court urging the Court to reject the Trump administration’s request to reinstate Executive Order 14399, which threatens mail-in voting, while litigation continues.
CBS, ABC, and more cover Workers Circle Freedom Vigil in North Carolina
CBS News, ABC, and others covered a recent Workers Circle-organized Freedom Vigil in Raleigh, NC.
Photo credit: CBS News
In CBS News and the Miami Herald: Wives of detainees at federal detention center in Miami draw attention to inhumane conditions
CBS News and the Miami Herald covered a press conference co-organized by the Workers Circle drawing attention to the inhumane conditions at a federal detention center in Miami. As a direct result of the press conference, some detainees have been released from solitary confinement.
Photo credit: Pedro Portal
Families of Detained Men to Hold Emergency Press Conference on Abuse and Retaliation at the Federal Detention Center in Downtown Miami
Families of men detained at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Downtown Miami will hold an emergency press conference on Wednesday, July 15, at 2:00 p.m. outside of the facility to speak out against the abuse, retaliation, and inhumane conditions their loved ones say they are enduring inside.
Alligator Alcatraz Closed for Good.
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and White House Border Czar Tom Homan, and Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Anthony Coker, just finished a press conference at Alligator Alcatraz where they said that the detention camp is now closed and would not be reopening. Noelle Damico, Director of Social Justice at the Workers Circle responded.
The Workers Circle and Sanctuary of the South Celebrate Legal Victory While Vowing to Continue Fight for Everyone Still Detained
FEDERAL JUDGES ORDER RELEASE OF MEN FORMERLY DETAINED AT ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ
The Workers Circle and Sanctuary of the South Celebrate Legal Victory While Vowing to Continue Fight for Everyone Still Detained
In Response to the Supreme Court’s TPS Decision
In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has ruled that the court cannot review the government’s decisions to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and Haiti.
Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle responds.
The Workers Circle and Community Catalyst, Arianne Betancourt, featured in the Daily Beast
In case you missed it, The Daily Beast featured a story about Workers Circle organizer Arianne Betancourt and the Workers Circle’s efforts: “A woman helped free her father from a detention facility once described as ‘a copy of Guantánamo’—catching the president’s attention.”
“‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say guards deny them food and clean water until they sign English documents” The Workers Circle featured in the Guardian
Detainees say they’re given ‘rotten’ water and denied meals for not signing papers in English that they don’t understand. Noelle Damico, Director of Social Justice at the Workers Circle, believes it is connected to reports of the facility closing.